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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter

@irrlichtwinter.bsky.social

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aspiring writer, poet, artist, and reader of books loves moss, lichen, underwater invertebrates, and bats he/it pronouns

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 39m

Day nine of #invertober
Flamboyant Cuttlefish

forgot to post these guys yesterday. Anyway, flamboyant cuttlefish are among my favourite critters!

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drawing of three flamboyant cuttlefish. they are very colourful, pink purple and yellow with white accents, and they look kind of like orchids.

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 1d

I love that the species is called rubber ducky 🥹

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 1d

day eight of #invertober
Bee-killer Robber Fly

... so I accidentally used references for Mallophora bomboides instead of Mallophora fautrix xD
but I guess they are both floofy
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drawing of a floofy fly. It looks like a bee, but it isn't a bee. It is covered in white floofy hairs, and has orange wings.

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 2d

that is so metal, what a cool critter!

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 2d

so many little friends! <3

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 2d

Day seven of #invertober
Scaley-Foot Gastropod

Today was a real struggle, but tkat said, we made it a whole week! :D
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drawing of a snail on a dark blue background. The snail has a beige and orange coloured house on its back. Its body is read, transitioning into a foot covered in many beige scales.

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 2d

this colour scheme rocks! ❤️ I love how the dark coloured gastropods look like living lava rocks, I could barely believe my eyes when I saw the photographs 😂

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 2d

I love how weightless your gastropod looks 🥰

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 2d

a little twig friend 💚

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 3d

a finchy! wikipedia says they are called spice finch, which is super cute 🥰

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 3d

Day six of #invertober
Buff-Tip Moth

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sketchy drawing of a moth. It has brown-grey beige wings, and a floofy brown and grey body.

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 3d

all the little guys! 😍

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 4d

I see I'm not the only one that saw all the details on that lobster and thought 'time to get experimental' xD
Love how vibrant your lobster turned out!

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 4d

Earwig turned out adorable! 💙

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 4d

Day five of #invertober
Painted Spiny Lobster

First ever drawing with oil pastels. Now my fingers smell weird xD

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a painting of a lobster on brown paper. the lobster is very colourful, with a green and blue tail, a yellow and black spotted carapace, and pink and beige antennae.

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an octopus made of sandpaper @sandpaperoctopi.bsky.social · 4d

I made a unicorn sona 🦄

#art #oc #ocsky 🎨

Drawing of a fluffy unicorn person on a green background with some info beside it. The unicorn is light brown with color points. It has a long fluffy tail and mane that falls into its eyes. It is waving. Its name is Earwig, and it is agender and uses it/its pronouns. It likes sweet apples, bugs and snakes, sleeping, and lying in the sun. It dislikes baths and talking. It can't see past its hair and runs into trees.

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 4d

love the cover <3 and good good luck with the preorders!

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 4d

a li'l guy!

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 5d

it is hilarious xD

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 5d

Day four of #invertober
Palmetto Weevil

What a handsome fellow! I kept it super simple today

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drawing of a weevil. it is red and black spotted, and has very funny satellite dish antennae

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 5d

Eve's grumpy person face is just hilarious!

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 5d

Day Three of #invertober
Giant Green Anemone
This one was super challenging to draw! It turned out more colourful than the reference... 'Twas fun, though. And anemones are so pretty 💚

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picture of a round anemone with colourful tentacles

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Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 5d

The third category is clearly 'skrunkly little guy'
All bats are cute and precious, and I love them so much! <3

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 7d

the leafhopper looks so good in this simple style! 😍

Janosch H. Irrlichtwinter @irrlichtwinter.bsky.social · 7d

Day two of #invertober
Red-Banded Leafhopper
I saw a cousin of this guy in the garden once, such a pretty (but invasive) bug!
Also, switching sketchbook was the right call, I had a much better time today.
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drawing of a leafhopper. it has red and blue stripes and a yellow head.

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